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Amazon Now Largest Corporate Buyer Of Renewable Energy
With nine new wind and solar projects in UK, Europe and North America, Amazon becomes corporate buyer of renewable energy
Tesla Eyes Complete Clean Energy Company With SolarCity Acquisition
Tesla has made a £1.9 billion acquisition bid for SolarCity in a "no brainer" deal to integrate solar power into Tesla's business strategy
Apple Plans Renewable Energy Sale With New Company
Apple Energy will offload excess renewable energy from solar farms to sell directly to customers
This Rechargable Battery Could Enable Homes To Be Taken Off Power Grid
Eli-Home can help make better use of solar power cells and provide a backup source in the event of outages
Google Makes Massive Renewable Energy Purchase In US, Sweden And Chile
Google says its on track to make 2025 renewable energy targets with 842 MW mega-purchase
Google’s Project Sunroof Uses Maps To Calculate Solar Panel...
Google's tool analyses rooftops, then recommends solar panel providers who have paid to feature on Project Sunroof
Cisco To Buy Solar Power for California HQ
Cisco will use renewables for its San Jose headquarters next year after agreeing to buy power from a 20-megawatt solar facility in the Sonoran Desert
MIT Develops Solar-Powered Sensor To Keep IoT Data Flowing
Researchers invent solar-powered sensors to harness Internet of Things potential
AWS to Build Solar Farm to Help Power Cloud Data Centres
The cloud provider will use the operation as part of a larger push to eventually have its infrastructure powered completely by renewable sources
Apple Signs £500m Energy Deal With Solar Farm
Apple to cut energy costs at its campus and stores by using renewable power from a new solar farm
IBM Touts Data Centre Carbon Reduction
IBM touts green tech to help it reduce its data centre carbon footprint by 40 percent
Panasonic Kicks Off ‘Sustainable Town’
Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town looks to spur on sustainable power generation, emissions reductions, smart metering and other green technologies
London Phoneboxes Go Green To Become Solar-Powered Charging Stations
Free of charge Solarbox facility unveiled on Tottenham Court Road by LSE graduates
What Tech Projects Can Learn From Solar Roadways
You probably can't raise $2 million in crowdsourcing for your Green IT project, says Peter Judge. But you have to win hearts and minds
Google Launches World’s Largest Solar Power Project
Ivanpah solar plant will look to power more than 140,000 California homes
Apple Wants Solar Power For The iWatch – Report
Despite publicised difficulties, Apple wants a smartwatch you don't have to charge, using solar or kinetic energy
Google And Friends Invest £250 Million In Solar Projects
Finance firm KKR and Google buy six solar plants of Sharp's Recurrent division
Safety First At Portugal Telecom’s New €90m Data Centre
Quizzed about PRISM, PT promised data "safety" at Europe's largest data centre
Robotic Solar Charger Follows The Sun
Solar panel moves automatically to catch more rays
Apple Builds Solar Farm For Nevada Data Centre
Built by Apple, solar farm will provide power for other users too
IBM To Develop Solar Collector For Green Energy Push
IBM and others are working on a solar collector that can magnify the power of 2,000 suns for green energy
eBay Goes Green With Solar Panels For Utah Data Centre
Despite concerns about the suitability of solar panels for data centres, eBay is to harness the power of the sun for its Utah facility
IBM Creates Solar Array For Data Centres
IBM has said its new solar array is the first to be designed especially for powering IT systems
Google Invests £50m For Home Solar Energy
Google has made another investment in renewable energy with funding to install solar panels in US homes
Google Throws Extra £64m Into Wind Energy Project
Google's renewable energy commitment continues after it added more money for a wind project
Google Continues Green Push With £171m Solar Fund
Google has set aside a £171m fund for a solar panel provider in yet another green investment
Google Invests £100m In Mojave Desert Solar Tower
Google's largest investment in clean energy is £103 million in a desert solar energy plant
Google Invests In German Solar Power Plant
Google is investing millions in a solar plant in Germany that will provide power to 5,000 homes
Why Does Your Data Centre Depend On Diesel?
Data centres could benefit in many ways from renewable power, but governments could kill that off, warns Peter Judge